{"id":1699,"date":"2025-12-05T14:09:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/?page_id=1699"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:12:17","slug":"pis-looking-for-postdocs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/institutional-support\/pis-looking-for-postdocs\/","title":{"rendered":"PIs Looking for Postdocs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none innertitle\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">PIs Looking for Postdocs<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn how to recruit, advertise, hire, and onboard your open postdoc position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recruiting <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Purdue participates in the Big 10 Academic Postdoc Hiring Fair every October and March. <\/strong>OGSPS pays the registration fee for anyone at Purdue who wants to sign up as a \u201cpostdoc recruiter.\u201d This can be a PI, an admin or lab manager looking for strong candidates for a department or lab, or someone at the college level looking for general scholar talent.\u00a0<strong>If you are interested in setting up a recruiter profile to meet potential candidates, please <a href=\"postdoc-affairs@purdue.edu\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"postdoc-affairs@purdue.edu\">email<\/a> us.<\/strong> You can also learn more by downloading our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Postdoc-Hiring-Fair-FAQ-2025-09-08.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Postdoc-Hiring-Fair-FAQ-2025-09-08.pdf\">FAQ.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shortly before each hiring fair, we receive a searchable Excel workbook containing CVs of upcoming fair participants. <strong>Purdue faculty and administrators can request the latest CV Book with hundreds of PhD Candidates and postdocs looking for new trainee positions at any time by <a href=\"postdoc-affairs@purdue.edu\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"postdoc-affairs@purdue.edu\">emailing<\/a> us.<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advertising<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All postdoc positions are advertised on Purdue&#8217;s Careers site, but unlike other staff positions, they do not go through Talent Acquisition. Your department&#8217;s lead administrative assistant is the best person to contact to learn how to approve and advertise your position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outside of Purdue, you can advertise your position for free on the <a href=\"https:\/\/pob.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Ten Postdoc Opportunities Board<\/a>. This is a collaborative project between the postdoc offices at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pob.wisc.edu\/institutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">18 institutions<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/postdocportal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Postdoc Portal<\/a> is an additional free job board not affiliated with any institution. It offers advanced graduate students and current postdocs searching for their next position, whether as a postdoc or faculty member, the chance to connect directly to fellowships and faculty, research groups and centers at universities and research labs across the country in STEM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offering<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find information on Purdue Postdoc salary minimums and benefits offerings, and offer letter language, on our Postdoc Policy <a href=\"\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/institutional-support\/postdoc-policies\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/institutional-support\/postdoc-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hiring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Find information on how hire and onboard postdocs on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hr\/hiring\/postdoc.php\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hr\/hiring\/postdoc.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Post Doc and Limited-Lecturer Appointments<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Postdoctoral Affairs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Young Hall, Room 160. 155 Grant Street\u2028West Lafayette, IN 47907-21147<br>Email address:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:postdoc-affairs@purdue.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">postdoc-affairs@purdue.edu<\/a><br>Phone number: (765) 494-2600&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-buttons purdue-home-buttons--left leftbtn\">\n    <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                    <div class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button \" href=\"mailto:postdoc-affairs@purdue.edu?subject=Postdoc%20Affairs%20Inquiry\" target=\"_self\" >email postdoctoral affairs<\/a><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":905,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1699","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1699"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2832,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1699\/revisions\/2832"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}